The minimum wage in Bulgaria for 2026 is expected to be calculated using the existing formula enshrined in the Labor Code, amounting to 50% of the national average wage. This was confirmed by Atanas Katsarchev, chief economist at the "Podkrepa" Confederation of Labor, in an interview with Bulgarian National Radio. According to Katsarchev, although a working group under the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy has been tasked with reviewing the mechanism, its mandate has been extended until